Personality and Mental Disorders: Definitions, Structures, and Associations, Study notes of English

Download Personality and Mental Disorders: Definitions, Structures, and Associations and more Study notes English in PDF only on Docsity! ACTIVITY 1 PROGRESS CHECK I. Definition of terms: DIRECTION: Define and give 10 or more examples of the following: (10 points each) 1. Abnormal Behavior: -is something deviating from the normal or deffering, from the typical, is a subjectively defined behavioural characteristics, assigned to those with rare or dysfunctional conditions. 2. Criminal Behavior: -refers to conduct of an offender that leads to and including the commission of an unlawful act. Following are examples of case laws on criminal behavior: Sexual acts with a 10 year old child clearly constitute criminal behavior. 3. Mental Retardation: -Intellectual disability (ID), once called mental retardation, is characterized by below- average intelligence or mental ability and a lack of skills necessary for day-to-day living. People with intellectual disabilities can and do learn new skills, but they learn them more slowly. ACTIVITY II II. Enumeration: Give what is asked below and define each terms. (10 points) a. Give the three Structures of Personality by Sigmund Freud. 1. Id 2. Ego 3. Superego b. Give the five traits by Allport. 1. Agreeableness: level of cooperation and caring for others. 2. Conscientiousness: level of thoughtfulness and structure. 3. Extraversion: level of socialness and emotional expressiveness. 4. Neuroticism: level of mood stability and emotional resilience. 5. Openness: level of adventure and creativity. c. Give at least two Kinds of Trait by Golgerg. 1. Extroversion 2. Conscientiousness ACTIVITY III III Essay: Explain the statements below. (50 Points, minimum of 100 words each) 1. Discuss the relationship of mental disorder to crime or criminality. (10 points) In a general population birth cohort study, men with a major mental disorder, including schizo- phrenia, were found to be 2.6 times more likely to have been convicted of a criminal offense than healthy men and were regis- tered for more crimes of every type (Hodgins 1992). 2. Discuss how intelligence is associated to crime or criminality. (10 points) Intelligence has been found to predict a wide range of criminal and antisocial behaviors, including violent and chronic offending. The results from this literature have shown that individuals with lower intelligence levels (typically measured as IQ) tend to be more likely to engage in criminal behavior. Despite the pervasiveness of this basic finding, many aspects of the IQ-offending relationship remain unclear, such as the functional form of the association. Some perspectives expect a discrete or curvilinear association, while others assume a more incremental or linear pattern.